While the level of finish varies by the clientele, what goes on in the wall and floor assemblies  (the important stuff) to provide a safe, healthy and sustainable home is the same. 

They are 2 separate transactions, with separate costs.You could possibly save on some of the small title co. admin costs, but I cant imagine it being more than a couple hundred bucks

The AirBnB revenue ranges from $800 to $1200 per room, but I would rather be conservative and play it safe.

This is called "setting the market" in my business.Commercial real estate is at the very least an intrastate transaction.

I would use it to buy "safe" first time home buyer range houses in the Midwest.

You can do it yourself but you want to tread carefullyThe difference is that the IRS gives a lot of extra scrutiny over arrangements like this because it is very easy to create a step transaction and reduce the arms length nature with the unrelated party. 

Despite entering into a contract to buy properties, he made up a series of ridiculous excuses, changed his financing source at the last minute without disclosure, refused to communicate at all simply ghosting the transaction.

If that is the case, do title companies and other parties involved who ensure the transaction goes through care about the terms at all?

He's representing one of our borrowers on a New Haven transaction.

I think it is safe to wait for 6 months and do the refinance.